Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
पित्रोरुपरतिं दृष्ट्वा वात्सल्यं च तथाविधम् । निनिंद बहुधात्मानं संसारं च निनिंद ह
pitroruparatiṃ dṛṣṭvā vātsalyaṃ ca tathāvidham | niniṃda bahudhātmānaṃ saṃsāraṃ ca niniṃda ha
Voyant la disparition de ses parents et se souvenant d’une telle tendresse, elle se blâma de bien des façons, et blâma aussi le saṃsāra lui-même.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (especially antyeṣṭi-ghāṭa culture such as Maṇikarṇikā)
Type: ghat
Scene: The maiden stands near a cremation ghat or a quiet household shrine, eyes moist, hands folded; memories of parental affection overlay the scene, while the river and funeral fires hint at saṃsāra’s transience.
FAQs
Contemplation of death and lost affection can awaken vairāgya—dispassion toward saṃsāra—and redirect one toward higher dharma.
Not specified in the verse; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context remains Kāśī.
None.